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 U.S.
Ship Peacock
Commanded by Lieutenant Hudson, the U.S.S. Peacock was named to
commemorate the victory of the U.S.S. Hornet over HMS Peacock
in the War of 1812. The U.S.S. Peacock was built as the flagship
for the earlier proposed 1828 expedition. The U.S.S. Peacock was
lost off the coast of Oregon on July 18, 1841, all crew survived.
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Year
of Launch:
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1828 |
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Type
of Vessel:
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sloop
of war |
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Displacement:
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559
t |
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Length:
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118' |
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Beam:
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31.5' |
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Depth
in Hold:
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15.5' |
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Guns:
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10 |
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Speed
(knots):
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11 |
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Crew:
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130 |
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Original
Purpose:
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sloop
of war |
Information compiled from Magnificent Voyagers: The
U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842, edited by Herman J. Viola and
Carolnn Margolis (Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., 1985),
Appendix I "Charcteristics of Selected Exploring Vessles" compiled by
Philip K. Lundeberg; Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discover, The
U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 by Nathaniel Philbrick (Viking,
New York, 2003), and The great United States Exploring Expedition of
1838-1842 by William Stanton (University of California Press, Berkeley,
1975); The Wilkes Expedition: The First United States Exploring Expedition
(1838-1842) by David B. Tyler (The American Philosophical Society,
Philadelphia, 1968).
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